Fixture



D. MARSH sept. 17, 1940.

FIXTURE Filed March l0, i959 WITNESSES INVENTOR ,DanLeZ Jars/ m MMV-W9 I ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 17, 1940 UNITED STATES A215331Ti FIXTURE Daniel Marsh, Union Township, Union County,

Application March 10', 1939, Serial No. 260,941

2 Claims.

This invention relates to xtures which consist of xed brackets, elements engaged with and disposed between the brackets, and means for engaging or securing said elements to the brackets to hold the same in place.

Among the class of fixtures contemplated is the bathroom xture for supporting or suspending a curtain for purposes which are well known. Heretofore it has been the practice to use m brackets to secure in place the curtain rail or tube in such manner as to give an unsightly appearance as well as to fail to provide the desired strength and protection to the installed xture.

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to overcome the aforesaid disadvantages by installing by the use of practical improvements :fixtures of the indicated character,v to the end that they will have the desired strength and 20 protection, and also will have an artistic and ornamental appearance by wholly concealing the unsightly appurtenances used for making the installation.

The nature of the invention and its distinguish- 25 ing features and advantages will appear when the following specication is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating parts of a fixture employed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section illustrating an assemblage of parts for supporting, securing and concealing one end of a rail or tube of the xture; and 35 Fig. 3 is a view partly in elevation` and partly in section, the section being taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

It is to be understood that fixtures contemplated within the invention include a rigid rail of tubiform structure. In a bathroom fixture the rail slidably supports a curtain or curtains for obvious purposes. The rail or tube I may be straight or curved longitudinally and be of any desired length and is secured or anchored at 45 each end to walls of the bathroom. In the drawing only one end of the rail I0 is shown secured or anchored.

Use is made of a bracket consisting of a plate Il of any preferred shape in outline. The plate is tapped as at I2 to provide internal threads and a central opening. A ferrule I3 is formed integral with the plate II and is disposed concentrically with respect to said tapped opening. The ferrule 53 extends at a right angle to the plate on one side thereof and its free end is threaded as at I4.

A piece of tubing I5 considerably longer than the ferrule I3 has one end thereof secured to the plate II by reason of said end being threaded to be received by the threads l2. The piece I5 ex- 5 tends concentrically inside of the ferrule and on the same side of the plate` II. The piece I5 is smaller in outside diameter than the inside diameter of the ferrule to provide an annular space I6 to accommodate rails of various diameters or 10 thicknesses of material. The provision described lends itself adequately to tubiform rails of light weight material, or in other words comparatively thin tubing or light-Weight stock. The ferrule I3 is tapped to receive a set screw I1. The plate II has a plurality of bevelled holes I8 to receive fastening elements such as the screws I9 for the purpose of xedly securing the bracket to a wall indicated at 20.

The rail end to be supported and secured surrounds the piece oi tubing I5 and extends inside of the ferrule I3 into the space I6. Thus the rail receives support from the piece I5 which is rigidly secured to the plate II of the bracket. The set screw I1 is engaged with the rail to thus 25 prevent longitudinal and turning movement.

In accordance with another feature of the invention use is made of an escutcheon or ornamental cover 2| of dished formation. The escutcheon or cover is substantially of the same'general 30 l configuration or geometrical design as the bracket plate II but it has an outward ornamental and artistic appearance as shown most clearly in Fig. 1. This outward appearance may be chosen from numerousdesigns. The escutcheon is large enough to encompass the plate I I and has a central opening to accommodate the ferrule I3 which projects therethrough. A knurled ring nut 22 is slidable on the rail Ill and is engageable with the 40 threads I4 of the ferrule to contact the escutcheon. Consequently the escutcheon may be clamped in place in contact with the wall 20.

'I'he piece of tubing I5 constitutes a part of the bracket and is concealed by the rail. The escutcheon or cover 2| with its nut 22 conceal the other portions of the bracket and so conceal the bracket in its entirety. A rail is thus supported with strength and protection and the installation as a whole appears simple, neat and attractive.

. It is to be understood that the parts are made of metal and that the rail and escutcheon are preferably chromium plated to add to effect. 55

and ferrule and disposed in superimposed rela.

tionship with respect to the bracket so as to cover and conceal the bracket, and a ring nut having a central opening large enough to accommodate the rod and threaded to the end of theferrule and abutting the cover plate so as to hold the cover plate in position over the bracket.

2. A fixture for supporting a rod as set forth in claim 1 in which a set screw is provided in the ferrule for engaging and firmly holding the rod against rotation.

DANIEL MARSH. 

